Heading into the Final Round of the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix in Nanjing, China, U.S. Women's National Team head coach Karch Kiraly made just one change to the group of players that had achieved a second-place overall ranking in the preliminary round with a 6-3 record.

Kiraly decided to bring in Annie Drews to take the place of opposite Liz McMahon. McMahon came in as a sub in seven of the team's nine matches in the preliminary rounds of World Grand Prix, scoring 21 points.

Both Drews and McMahon were also members of the U.S. team that competed at the 2017 NORCECA Pan-American Cup in June. McMahon was named top opposite of that tournament after putting away 27 points versus Puerto Rico.

Drews played at Purdue from 2012 to 2015, earning second-team All-American honors as a senior.

Five other teams qualified for the final round of World Grand Prix in Nanjing: host team China, Serbia, Brazil, Netherlands, and Italy. The USA, which has won six World Grand Prix titles to date, will play Serbia and Italy in its final round pool, and if it finishes first or second in the pool the USA will move on to the semifinals.

U.S. Women's National Team Roster: 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round

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